Results for 'tere'
tere - to flow, float, move quickly; fast
Tere (i). 1. v.i. Drift. Ka tere haere ia i te moana (T. 28).
2. Float. Ka ngenge, ka manu ia i te au o te moana, e tere tonu ana ia i runga i nga kiaka (T. 132).
3. Swim, of fish, etc. Ka kite a Tainui i taua taniwha e tere ana i waho ake o Puponga (W. v, 67). Te wheke tere mai kei te moana (M. 283).
4. Flow, as water.
5. Be spread out, as water. Haere atu, ko Rotorua, ka kitea e tere ana (T. 79). Ka eke a Ngatoro-i-rangi ki Tauwhara, ka titiro iho ki Taupo e tere ana.
6. a. Swift, moving quickly, active, hasty. Ka nui te tere o to koutou waka.—Kia tere mai te kaiwhakahoki mai i te korero. Nga tangata e kaha ana, e ngutu tere ana ki te korero (W.M. ix, 134).
7. n. Shoal of fish.
8. Company of travellers. Te haerenga ki te teretere, ki roto te tere a Huakatoa, te rangatira (P. 99).
terenga, n. Place in which to swim or float. Ka rapu kainga hei terenga mo tana ika (T. 68).
whakatere, v.t. 1. Buoy up. Ka tango ia i nga taha e ono hei whakatere mona (T. 132).
2. Steer, navigate, a canoe.
whakatetere, v.t. Make to flow. Te whakateteretia mai he toto maringiringi (M. 327).
teretere. 1. v.i. Be liquid, flow, run.
2. Be spread out. Ko te rangi e teretere ana i runga o te whenua (T. 16).
3. Swim about. Tena kei te wai he parera teretere (M. 182).
4. n. Company of travellers. Ka u mai he teretere no Aotea ki Wharekawa, ki a Paka (T. 143).
whakateretere, v.t. 1. Make to float. Ano ra kei te ipu whakateretere a te tamariki (Pi. 135, 3).
2. Plant out young shoots of kumara. (Ngi.)
Williams Dictionary
Tere (ii).—
tetere, a. Large, stout, swollen.
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whakatetere, v.t. Cause to swell, distend. Ka hongi te wahine ra, ka whakatetere i tona poho (T. 18).
tetere, n. Wind instrument, trumpet.
teretere, n. Hoplodactylus pacificus, brown gecko. Na te waka nei i uta mai te tuatara, te teretere, te kumukumu (W. ii, 172).
Williams Dictionary
Me tere a Tipi.
Tipi should be quick.
Simple sentences: you should - me
Kia tere te tīmata.
Start quickly.
Mild imperatives (You should be...) - kia
Kia tere mai!
Hurry up!
Mild imperatives (You should be...) - kia
Kia tere ake tō oma.
Run faster.
Mild imperatives (You should be...) - kia
Kia tere, kei mahue koe i te pahi.
Be quick, or you will miss the bus.
Be careful... lest! - kia... kei...
Mā runga waka tere ahau haere ai.
I travelled by ferry.
Travelling by means of - mā runga
Kia tino tere haere ai.
So that it should go very quickly.
So that something can happen for someone else - kia
I tere oti te mahi.
The work was completed quickly.
Statives - mate, ngaro, mau...
Te tere hoki o tērā motopaika!
How fast that motorbike is!
That (over there) - tērā
Ki te tae mai a Haki mā, ka tere oti ngā mahi.
If Haki and the others arrive, then the work will be.
Towards - mai
Te tere hoki o tēnei motokā!
How fast this car is!
*How... - Te... hoki...
Te tere hoki o tō motukā!
How fast your car is!
*How... - Te... hoki...
Kia tere, kei mahue koe i te tereina!
Hurry up, or you'll miss the train!
Statives with 'i' - i a, i te, i ngā
He tere ake taku motokā t tōu.
My car is faster than yours.
Comparatives (better than...) - pai ake...
Tōna tere hoki.
How fast she is.
How... - tō... hoki, te hoki
I tere tana haere kia kore ai ia e tae toomuri
She walked quickly so that she wouldn’t be late
Tino tere te whatu a ngā wāhine i ngā kete kūmera.
The women very quickly plaited the kumera baskets.
Me kia tere te kōwhaki i te kānga i mua o te ua, ka haere au.
If it is necessary to hurry the picking of the corn before the rain I will go.
Me kāhore kia tere te kōwhaki i te kānga, ka haere au ki te tangihanga.
If it is not necessary to hurry the picking of the corn I will go to the tangi.
He tere noa ake te motokaa i tana i koorero mai ai ki ahau
The car is much faster than he told me
He waewae tere ōna
She has got fast legs
Ahakoa kaatahi tonu a Hata ka moohio, tere tonu tana whakaae
Although Hata had only just found out, he quickly agreed
Wē! Te tere hoki o tōna motukā.
Wou! How fast his car is!
Tere tana oma ki runga i tētahi toka.
He ran quickly to the top of a rock.
Kia tere.
Be quick.
Kia tere te kai.
Eat quickly.
Kia tere te kārohirohi i mua i tō huarahi.
May the shimmer of light guide you on your way.
Tō tere kē hoki.
Gee, you’re quick alright.
Rite tonu tā Riki tama ki te aihe te tere.
Riki's son is just as fast as a dolphin.
He tere tō hoiho, he pūhoi rānei?
Is your horse fast, or slow?
I oma tere te hōiho.
The horse ran swiftly.
He tere ia.
She is fast.
Kia tere!
Be quick!
He tere nōu e wini ai koe.
You are swift therefore you will win.
He tere tōna hōiho
His horse was fast
He hōiho pai, he hōiho tere.
A fine, swift horse.
He hōiho pai, he mea tere.
A fine, swift horse.
Ka puta mai ana, kia tere te oma.
As soon as he appears, run as fast as you can.
Kaua e tere rawa te haere!
Don’t go so fast!
I tere ake tāna omanga i tāu.
He ran faster than you.
He tere a Koa ki te hīkoi, ki te omaoma hoki.
Koa is fast at walking and running.
He tere ake a Mere i a Hāmi ki te omaoma.
Mary's faster than Sam at running.
Hoatu kōrua ki te rārangi tere.
You two go ahead to the express lane.
He tere te motukā.
Cars are fast.
Kaua e tere rawa te haere
Don’t hurry/go so fast!
Nā, ka tere haere nei a Hinauri i te moana.
And Hinauri floated along on the sea.
Kia tere, tamariki mā.
Hurry up, children.
Ko te tere kahawai rā ki waho i te moana haere ai, ko te tangata rā ki uta oma haere atu ai, me to oma, me te karakia.
The shoal of kahawai was swimming along out at sea, and the man was running along the shore and as he ran he recited karakia.
I tere oti te mahi
The work was completed quickly
Kia tere kei tūreiti tāua
Hurry up so we’re not late, hurry up or we’ll be late
E kō, haere ki te wharepaku. Kia tere!
Girl, go to the toilet. Hurry up!
Kia tere kei tūreiti tāua.
Hurry up so we’re not late.
He awa tere a Taramakau
(the) Taramakau is a fast river
He mataku pea nō ngā Kiri Mā kei tere mōhio ngā Kiri Pango ki te whakahaere i a rātau.
Perhaps the whites were afraid the blacks would quickly learn how to administer their own affairs.
He awa tere a Taramakau.
The Taramakau is a fast-flowing river.
i ngā taonga kia kore ai e tere ngaro.
This is the value of these activities, the competitions, holding on to the treasures so that they will not be quickly lost.
He tere ia ki te oma
He is a fast runner
Ka ara te karakia a Taikehu mō ngā hoe kia tere rawa ai te haere a te waka.
of the canoe Taikehu began his spell so that the canoe’s progress would be swift.
Tērā pea e haoa e Te Whānau-a-Apanui ki te kupenga, te tere kahawai rā.
Perhaps that school of kahawai will be caught by Te Whānau-a-Apanui with a net.
Me kore ake a Harish, ka tere mau haere i a au te akoranga nei (Pōtatau 1991:72)
Thanks to Harish (I was lucky to have Harish), I quickly mastered this course
Kia tere te hoki mai!
Return immediately!
Kia tere te oma!
Run fast!
Tino tere te poti ki te haere.
The boat is very fast.
Kia tere te whakaoti i ā koutou tuhinga roa!
Finish your essays quickly!
